Nginx is a lightweight web server and has better performance than Apache 2.
However, like other software, you still have to have a few customizations if you want to get optimal performance.
Today we will learn how to configure Nginx for optimal performance.
Specifically, we will modify the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf .
Before changing, please back up the file for safety:
cp /etc/nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.backupRemember to run the following command every time you change Nginx configuration
systemctl restart nginxNote: the article references these articles and this article
Worker_processes and worker_connection
Worker_processes is the maximum total number of processes that Nginx uses. Usually 1 worker processes per CPU core. You can use the following command to check the number of cores:
grep processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -lUse this number for worker processes.
Worker connections indicates how many people Nginx can serve simultaneously. You can check the processor limit with the following command:
ulimit -nUse this number for worker_connections.
Buffer size
Insert this paragraph in the http pair
client_body_buffer_size 128k;
client_max_body_size 10m;
client_header_buffer_size 1k;
large_client_header_buffers 4 4k;
output_buffers 1 32k;
postpone_output 1460;Enable Gzip
Insert this paragraph in the http pair
gzip on;
gzip_vary on;
gzip_disable "MSIE [1-6]\.";
gzip_static on;
gzip_min_length 1400;
gzip_buffers 32 8k;
gzip_http_version 1.0;
gzip_comp_level 5;
gzip_proxied any;
gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml application/javascript application/x-javascript application/xml application/xml+rss application/ecmascript application/json image/svg+xml;
Just a few basic configuration steps as above will help Nginx work with good performance.
